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It was a delightful day to attend the Maple Dell Scout Show. Payson Canyon gave its Scout camp the perfect atmosphere to host a family day. The sun was ablaze, the lake gleaming below, and even wildlife came to investigate what the summer fuss was about. The camp was full of exciting activities for the families to […]

When I became the Camp Director at Maple Dell Scout Camp in 2010, I had visions of how camp life would help shape the lives of the Scouts who came there that summer. It was the 100th anniversary of Scouting, and I was excited to share in the magic that occurs at camp. I never […]

I learned to swim in an irrigation canal running through my Dad’s farm when I was a kid. I swam great doing the doggy-paddle but that was it. When I got a little older my brothers and I would go to a swimming hole in the Provo River bottoms. We had a rope hanging from […]

Sat­ur­day, April 1st, 2017, the Tour and Activ­i­ty Plan was dis­con­tin­ued. As part of the announce­ment, BSA stat­ed: “The Scout­ing pro­gram, as con­tained in our hand­books and lit­er­a­ture, inher­ent­ly inte­grates safe­ty con­sid­er­a­tions. How­ev­er, no pol­i­cy or pro­ce­dure will replace the review and vig­i­lance of trust­ed adults and lead­ers at the point of pro­gram exe­cu­tion.” Get details here […]